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Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Directing

Born June 22, 1906 · Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Biography

Billy Wilder, born Samuel Wilder; (22 June 1906 - 27 March 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is best known for his comedies, although he also directed dramas and film noirs. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film (The Apartment). Wilder's career began in Germany, where he worked as a writer for comedy films from 1930. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, he emigrated to the United States, where he…

Known For · 33 titles

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975
German Film Award

German Film Award

1951
Film '72

Film '72

1971
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
Sternstunde Kunst

Sternstunde Kunst

1998
Film Lesson

Film Lesson

1991
Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque

2003
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

1986
Audrey

Audrey

2020
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993
Billy, How Did You Do It?

Billy, How Did You Do It?

1992
Hollywood's Second World War

Hollywood's Second World War

2019
Regie: Billy Wilder

Regie: Billy Wilder

1978
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

2001
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

1998
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

2006
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

2006
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

1996
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

1982
Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

2017
The Exiles

The Exiles

1989
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000
Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

2016
Billy, How Did You Do It?

Billy, How Did You Do It?

1992
Billy Wilder Speaks

Billy Wilder Speaks

2006
The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton

The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton

1978